Soul-Nudges vs. Red Flags: How Psychics Teach Clients to Tell the Difference

Why Does it Matter to Know the Difference?

Life doesn’t have an instruction manual, and it’s full of choices that everyone has to make on their own. You might wonder:

• If you should leave a job that you have become accustomed to because your new job looks exciting, but it feels like your heart is breaking
• If the person that you just met is the soul mate that you’ve been manifesting, or if they’re someone who’s going to cause you to be in a toxic relationship

These are questions that people are always asking, but they don’t come with easy answers. This is why it can be important to talk to a psychic.  One of the biggest reasons that people go to get a psychic reading is because they want to know the difference between a soul nudge and a red flag.

Having a soul nudge means that your higher self or the universe around you is quietly telling you to move towards your own personal growth, change, or even love. A red flag is different. This is when your intuition is trying to warn you, telling you that you need to slow down or you need to completely change what you’re doing. This is a warning. The hard part, though, is that there’s a lot of emotion involved.

These are two things that can feel quite the same. Feeling excitement in your stomach can also be the same as being anxious or having anxiety. These same feelings can come when you’re fearful of change. This is when your intuition is trying to warn you and telling you that you need to slow down or you need to completely change what you’re doing. This is a warning. The hard part, though, is that there’s a lot of emotion involved. These are two things that can feel quite the same. Feeling excitement in your stomach can also be the same as being anxious or having anxiety. These same feelings can come when you’re fearful of change, and they can feel like a red flag instead of a butterfly.

The great thing about talking to a psychic is that they can translate the language that is being spoken to you. They can help their clients know the difference between intuitive guidance and a protective alarm. They can teach their clients how to have more power by learning to know the difference in these things.

What is a Soul-Nudge?

A soul nudge isn’t going to be loud or pushy. It’s a subtle feeling that you feel that is pulling at you to try to align your spirit with your true self. This isn’t driven by fear, and it’s not a strong impulse. A soul nudge doesn’t yell or scream or get crazy, but it’s more like a whisper. Soul nudges come in a calm way by showing you signs, coincidences, and synchronicities. This can come in a way that is quiet but yet curious and something that you seem to not be able to forget.

Here are some signs of a Soul Nudge:

1. It’s a calm feeling or thought, but it keeps coming back to you.
2. Signs, coincidences, and synchronicities, such as seeing the same numbers repeating over and over again, or hearing a certain phrase or seeing a certain symbol.
3. A feeling of curiosity instead of dreading something.
4. Getting excited and feeling butterflies in your stomach that is not speaking of fear.

One client told a psychic that she felt that she should apply for a leadership job even though she didn’t have the qualifications for it. Each time she looked in her email, she saw articles on leadership. Her coworkers kept telling her that she would be perfect for a management position, and the psychic told her that this was a soul nudge. She later applied for the job and finally felt like she was stepping into a version of her higher self and that she was in a place that she was always meant to be.

Understanding Red Flags

Red flags are different than soul nudges because they are meant to help you know that something is wrong. This is part of your intuition’s defense system. Red flags help tell you that you’re in danger, such as a toxic relationship or repeated patterns that could cause you emotional harm. Even though sometimes these red flags feel like invitations to something, they’re actually alarms to get you to turn to something else.

Here are some signs of a red flag:

1. Having a tight feeling in your chest or stomach
2. Realizing that you keep feeling uneasy even after you think it through
3. Seeing the difference between how someone acts and how they talk
4. Having a sense of dread or urgency without any logical reason

Once there was a client who met a person who seemed to be perfect and exactly what they were looking for. This person paid them attention and was very charming, and they even followed a spiritual regimen. But each time this client made plans, the person would cancel at the last minute. When speaking to a psychic, they pointed out that by constantly canceling the plans, they were not having the integrity that this person was looking for. This wasn’t a pattern that was meant to teach the client patience, but it was a red flag showing that that person was unreliable. Just a little while later, the relationship was over after there were too many broken promises to ignore.

How Does a Psychic Teach Someone Discernment?

A psychic will never tell you what you have to do, but they will help you to look at the signs and signals that are in your life. They will use different tools, such as astrology, numerology, tarot cards, and their own clairvoyant feelings, to help validate what a client is feeling. They will also use their tools to see what kind of challenges the client may be facing.

A psychic, for example, might draw a card out of the tarot deck that is the Lovers card, but it might be reversed. This means new romance. Instead of thinking that this means that the client will never find love, they might ask the question: “Where do you feel hesitant in your body? Do you feel this in your gut or like a strong feeling of intuition?” This helps the client to look at what they’re living and the symbols around them so that they can learn to trust themselves even more.

Psychics want you to realize that your intuition is there to help guide you, so they point you to the different signals that your intuition might be showing you. Many clients ignore their intuition or think that they are just overreacting or imagining things, but a psychic will validate their soul nudges and their red flags. They will show the client that these things are there and that their inner wisdom is there to help teach the client to trust themselves and to respect intuition as a guide.

Different Mistakes that Many Clients Make

Here are some mistakes that clients often make:

1. Clients sometimes get confused between trauma triggers in their own intuition. This happens because when someone has past wounds, it can make them see red flags even when there aren’t any. Psychics help clients to see if they are living with fear or if they’re just reacting to what they are feeling.
2. Clients sometimes ignore their soul nudges or the red flags until something terrible happens. People sometimes wait until life gets very hard before they decide to listen to their intuition.
3. Other clients will use their nudges to turn them into an excuse. They will either take their red flags and say that their signs are because they want to see the good in someone, or they’ll take their soul nudges and turn them into red flags. Psychics try to change their thinking on this so that they can learn to listen to their intuition even better.
4. There are many clients who overthink everything that’s going on in their lives. They will overthink every feeling and every thought, and this causes them to lose touch with their intuition. A psychic will try to direct them back to the signals that their mind, body, and soul are giving them.

Practical Frameworks from Psychics

Psychics aren’t there just to give psychic readings, but they are also there to give practical frameworks so that clients can use them in their day-to-day lives. Here are some of the frameworks that psychics can teach their clients:

1. Journaling. After getting a psychic reading, it’s important that the clients write down different things that they experience. They can also write down soul nudges vs. red flags to help them see if they have certain patterns.
2. Checking the body. You should ask yourself: “Does the decision that I’m making help me to grow or hold me back?”
3. Tarot card spreads. A psychic can teach a client to use yes or no spreads that can help the client to have alignment while helping to uncover red flags that might be hidden.
4. Mapping. The psychic will teach the client to draw two columns. In one column, they will put soul nudges, and in the other column, red flags. This will help them to see if there are patterns that they might be missing.

Real-Life Psychic Reading Examples

Here are some real-life psychic reading examples that psychics and clients have experienced:

The Perfect Job

One client was offered a job that would pay them good money. When they looked at the contract, it was amazing, but the client kept dreading the decision. After getting a psychic reading, it showed that there was a red flag because the workplace culture was toxic. They declined the job and found out that the turnover rates were very high.

Hesitating to Date

One lady became a widow, and later in life, she decided she wanted to date again, but she was so scared of what might happen. After a psychic reading, the psychic helped her to see that the fear that she was having wasn’t fear at all, but it was a soul nudge that showed her that she was very vulnerable. She decided to go out on a date and found love that lasted forever.

Partners in Business

A small business owner was thinking about signing on with a new partner. After a psychic reading, the psychic told him that the cards that were drawn showed that the new partner was deceitful and dishonest. He listened to the red flags that the psychic pointed out and decided to refuse partnering with this person. A few months later, the partner was sued for fraud.

Relocating or Staying

One man felt that he should relocate to another city for a new job, but he was too fearful to make the move. He kept having dreams of a skyline, seeing repeating numbers, and he met three different people randomly from that same city that he was thinking of moving to. These soul nudges showed him that he should make the move, which would lead him to alignment. After he moved to the city, his career took off.

Combining Modern Science and Spirituality Together

Psychology and neuroscience back up a lot of what psychics have practiced for years and years. Intuition isn’t just a magical tool, but it’s the way that the brain rapidly recognizes things, and this comes to the body as a gut feeling.

In Psychology Today, in “The Science of Intuition” (2025), it discusses how interception, which is the body’s ability to sense internal cues, can give guidance to someone before the rational mind is even able to see. “In Defense of Intuition: Why Gut Feelings Deserve Respect,” (2025), another article in Psychology Today, tells us that gut instincts aren’t just magic tools but that they are patterns of recognition that are shaped by the experiences that people have.

According to Harvard Business Review, it tells us that gut instincts outperform analysis in leadership. According to Forbes, there are strategies that can help to increase a person’s intuition so that they can make better decisions. And in The Guardian, it shows that tarot cards are a modern form of self-care and reflection.

By adding science and spiritual tools, psychics can help people have holistic frameworks that give them the power to make good choices that are found both in the heart and in the mind.

How Can People Use Intuition In Their Daily Lives?

Here are some ways that people can use intuition in their daily lives:

1. Start with a morning reflection period. Ask yourself, “What is my soul nudging me to do today?” Then ask yourself, “What feels like a red flag?”
2. Journaling. Take time to journal any signs or synchronicities. Write down repeated numbers, symbols, or dreams that you might have.
3. Ask good questions during a psychic reading. Ask things like, “Is this energy a soul nudge or is it a red flag?”
4. Pay attention to both logic and intuition. Allow the data to guide the decisions that you make, but always listen to your gut feeling.

Does It Matter if We Believe in Psychic Guidance?

Some people wonder if it matters if they believe in psychic guidance or not. Trusting a psychic is about learning how to trust yourself in your intuition. Psychics don’t ask you to stop being logical or responsible, but they show you the things that your soul already knows. Talking to a psychic and getting their guidance it can help you to have less shame, more resilience, and help people to stop reactive living but to become proactive decision makers.

As people learn the difference between soul nudges and red flags, they stop blindly walking through life. They start walking through life with their eyes open, and they are able to know what decisions they should make and why.

Final Thoughts: Choosing to Live a Life of Wisdom

Soul nudges are there to help lead you towards your higher self and your destiny. Red flags are there to help protect you and to guide you from making wrong choices. It can be hard to know the difference between the two, but both of these things can change the way that you live your life. Soul nudges and red flags can help you to make better relationship, career, and even life choices. Psychics don’t just come and interpret what the cards tell you, but they teach you to look at the signs and to listen to their inner selves.

Whenever you feel that your gut is trying to tell you something, stop and ask yourself, “Is this my soul nudging me towards something, or is it a red flag telling me to stop?” Even if you don’t know the answer right away, a psychic can help you understand these signs and help you listen to your intuition so you can make the right choices.